PP24-2 Yap State Hospital Support [Image 6 of 7]

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YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Sep. 6, 2024) – U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Juan Madrigal, from Fresno, Calif., left, and U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Victor Tahays, from Miami, Fla., run diagnostics on a portable X-ray unit to bring it up to a fully operational status as part of the biomedical engineering team objectives during a visit at Yap State Hospital in support of the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 medical line of effort in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Sep. 6, 2024. The biomedical engineering team is responsible for assessing and repairing medical equipment for use and viability. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)